elkroeger Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Anyone ever use this widget from Aerostich? Seems kinda pricey, but I've got quite a lot of uses for something like this. Any reasonably priced alternatives - like a better technique with a plain old pair of pliers? Clamptite tool Thanks! Link to comment
enfoman Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Lockwire pliers or safety wire twiting pliers offered by harbor freight for ten bucks would do the same operation and you would be able to use it for other repairs too. Link to comment
jjg3 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I've used safety wire pliers for many years. This doesn't look to me like it performs the same function. Twisted safety wire, generally, keeps threaded fasteners from loosening (and can be performed basically without twisting the wire). This creates a hose-type clamp from wire. Still trying to figure out the instructions on the link... Link to comment
szurszewski Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Agreed on all points. Particularly the instructions - I *think* I understand what they want me to do, but the parts that say "wrap the wire as shown" and then have the wire going in all directions .... well, I feel like if I tried it I could make it work. Link to comment
lkraus Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Might be a different model, but a better price at Lee Valley, though I did not look at shipping costs. Seems to be a number of videos on YouTube. Might work as an emergency replacement for an oetiker clamp. Link to comment
szurszewski Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 That price makes it much more attractive and likely to end up in my travel kit. Link to comment
elkroeger Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Turns out a little google goes a long way. They got a whole clamptite website (who'd-a-thunk-it?) with cheapies, the high dollar units, and more info to boot. For myself, 30 clams does seem a little more my speed. I'll likely buy one down at work first and see how it goes. http://www.clamptitetools.net/ Link to comment
jjg3 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 A quick trip to was helpful to see how it's suppose to work. Link to comment
szurszewski Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Yes - the video linked from their website made much more sense of it for me than looking at the pictures! Link to comment
enfoman Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Very good the tool would work much better than a pair of lockwire pliers by far when clamping. Just make sure there is enough wire. Link to comment
chrisolson Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm a sucker for a well built, single purpose tool ... that actually works perfectly. Ordered from the ClapTite site! Don't know when I'll use it ... might have to invent a few reasons. LOL Link to comment
Skywagon Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 If I could figure out how to tie braided line to leader line with it we would really have a winner. Link to comment
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